Aldi
1 Celery – $1.19
1 Cantaloupe – $1.49
2 cans Green Beans – $0.49 each
1 Flour Tortillas – $1.19
2 Grapefruit – $0.29 each
2 packages Cheese – $1.99 each
1 canister Raisins – $2.89
1 Roma Tomatoes – $0.99
1 lb Butter – $1.89
1 package Sugar – $1.57
Total with tax ($1.20): $17.95
Dillons1 Honey Nut Chex – $3.79
1 South Beach Meal Bars – $5, used Free e-coupon (no longer available) – Free after coupon
1 can Water Chestnuts – $0.99
1 bag Kroger Brown Rice – $1
1 Kroger Ice Cream – $2.50
1 Romaine Lettuce – $0.99
2 gallons Milk – $2.78 each (This is cheaper than Aldi’s price!)
0.96 lbs Bananas @ $0.55/lb – $0.53
1 Back to Nature Crackers – Marked down to $1.84
1 Annie’s Mac & Cheese – $1.69, used $0.75/1 catalina coupon – $0.94 after coupon
1 Kroger Sour Cream – $1
1 Cucumber – $0.79
1 So Delicious Yogurt – $0.99, used $1/1 printable – Free after coupon
Total with tax ($1.42) after coupons: $21.34
Total for all grocery items: $39.29
Menu Plan for this Week
Breakfasts
Cereal, Homemade Granola, Toast
Lunches
Mac & Cheese, Cheese/Crackers/Veggies, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Baked Potatoes with Sour Cream, Cheese Quesadillas
Dinners
Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, Green Beans, Steamed Carrots
Chicken Almondine, Grapefruit, Tossed Salad
Sour Cream Enchiladas, Peas, Sliced Oranges
Pancakes, Eggs, Hashbrowns
Italian Chicken, 30-Minute Rolls, Tossed Salad
Rice & Beans, Tortilla Chips, Cantaloupe
Leftovers
Jennifer Hoffman says
Curious as to what you do for snacks? I know Crystal posts them on her menu plans so just wondering what you do 🙂
Kamjosky says
The idea that these grocery trips are supplemental, really just impresses me more. I can see how only a small amount of already on hand groceries fills this in. A serving of fruit/veg is very small. Some people snack on produce, so they buy more. I only provide the absolute cheapest produce options for snacking, since I can get deals on other healthy snacks for less. I only buy enough produce to meet the recommended servings. Otherwise, things go bad and that’s money down the drain. I also keep track of what my kids eat, even though they’re teens. If they ate all of the bananas and grapes, but they were suppose to last 2 days, then they’re good on fruit for 2 days.
joei tyra says
Her menu plan is 2/3 items that were not on the purchase list. This is very musleading. When I add up the ACTUAL ingredients in her menus it totals over 100.00. Not 40.00. Just saying…
Amy says
I agree with the above comment. I was very disappointed when I read the meal plan and saw that most of the meals were not purchased. In the future it would be nice if the weeks meal plans included the food purchased for $39.
Jennifer Hoffman says
She practices stockpiling so groceries are always under $50 a week but you never buy everything at once, because you buy things as they are on sale and use what you have on hand. Check out the posdts “31 days to a lower grocery budget” to learn more
Susan L. @ Full Happy Muffin and Mama says
This is one of very few weeks where my purchases are going directly into making the week’s meals (couple of loaves of bread, buns, refried beans, lettuce, eggs). Mostly what I buy is for stockpiling. I buy produce, bread, eggs, and milk weekly. Our fruit is still good from last week, so I have to buy very little fruit and am using canned or frozen veg. It’s not really misleading; it’s just what she spent on groceries this week to either use this week or save for another week.
EmilyJM says
Hmmm. Honestly, this is much less produce than I buy as a single person, let alone a full family. I’d love to get a better sense of what she’s canning/freezing/saving from week to week? Because honestly, if this is their produce that they eat per week, I’d just rather get a second part time job than skimp on providing healthy food to myself and my family.
Katie says
Hi! I am interested in the Sour Cream Enchilada recipe, but the link takes me to the Marinated Chicken recipe. Just so you know! Thanks!
KS says
Yeah I want tht recipe too!:-)